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By EDWIN FEULNER
Television has come a long way
since its black and white begin-
nical advances, the change appears
to be for the worse.
While the prime-time ‘‘soaps’ like
comes on the screen. But tv news is
Swayze and Edward R. Murrow
delivered the daily report.
A two-hour taped interview when
exposed to the editing process is
reduced to a few seconds of subjec-
tive mumbling that may or may not
reflect what the individual said. The
becomes a substitute for reality.
nuclear disarmament are reduced
to thirty seconds of talking heads
But what happens when that beast
It all began when General West-
A few months later, in January
versial documentary ‘‘The
Uncounted Enemy: A Vietnam
Deception,”’ accusing Westmore-
land, former commander of U.S.
forces in Vietnam, of conspiring to
deceive the U.S. public and govern-
ment officials about the size of
North Vietnam’s fighting force in
the year leading up to the January
1968 Tet Offensive.
In his new book, A Matter of
provides a fascinating inside look at
the making of the CBS documen-
tary, which led to the largest libel
suit in the history of American
media - Westmoreland vs. CBS. The
case is now being tried in New York
with the conservative Capital Legal
Foundation, a public-interest law
firm representing Westmoreland.
Guide cover story which first ques-
tioned the fairness and accuracy of
According to Kowet’s description,
documentary are suspect at best. To
support their accusations of a cover-
CBS producer juxtaposed state-
two, separate interviews regarding
the enemy count. In 1967 on “Meet
the Press,” Westmoreland said the
nam at a rate of some 5,500 to 6,000
a month, while fourteen years later,
figure of 20,000.
What viewers didn’t know was
that the “Meet the Press” film clip
was deliberately edited to delete a
qualifying statement in which West-
moreland added that the North Viet-
namese had the capability of ‘“‘step-
figures, CBS alleged that the gen-
eral had deliberately deceived the
American people.
(Edwin Feulner is president of
The Heritage Foundation, a Wash-
ington-based public policy research
institute.)
One-Room School
Stella (unknown),
Only yesterday
50 YEARS AGO - NOV. 9, 1934
Traditionally a G.O.P. stronghold,
the Back Mountain held to its
Republican Party as the New Deal
Democrats gained votes in most of
Pennsylvania. Dallas, Kingston
Township and Dallas Township gave
Republican candidates a three to
one lead. Congressman C. Murray
Turpin, Republican, won his seat as
did Willard G. Shortz, Republican to
House of Representative.
Alumni of Kingston Township cel-
ebrated Homecoming Day with the
annual football game against Dallas
Borough High School. Committee
members in charge of homecoming
were Willard Woolbert, Fred
Finney, Richard Cease, Palmer
Lewis, Daniel Richards, Robert
Eck, Douglas Riddle, Karl Wool-
bert, and Howard Isaacs.
You could get - Mackerel or sea
trout 2 Ib. 25¢c; oysters 2 doz. 23c;
pork loin 14c 1b.; fresh mushrooms
29¢ 1b.; Winesap apples 4 lb. 19c;
green onions 2 bunches 9c; radishes
3 bunches 10c; 2 ft. table lamp $1.09.
40 YEARS AGO - NOV. 10, 1944
Two old friends — one from
Dallas Township, the other from
Dallas Borough met on a flying field
in Italy. Pfc. Joseph Wallo, and
Lieut. Frank Kamor met while serv-
ing their country in Europe.
Lehman Township schools
achieved the distinction of being the
first school in Luzerne County
where 90 percent of the student
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time.
body was buying War Bonds and
Stamps.
Engaged - Roberta Quaill to P.O.
2-C Donald E. Kreidler.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Dymond, Shavertown, 25
years,
You could get - Whiting :15¢ 1b.;
haddock fillets 36c. 1b.; 50 1b. bag
potatoes $1.59; rice 2 1b. pkg. 23c;
marmalade 2 1b. jar 19c; Hom-de-
lite salad dressing 22c pt.; evapo-
rated milk 3 tall cans 26c.
30 YEARS AGO - NOV. 12, 1954
A 300 Ib. bear was shot and killed
by George E. Gay and his son
George R. on their Sugar Hollow
farm. The bruin had been Killing
sheep. It was beleived to be a
cinnamon bear.
Hugo Winterhalter, musical direc-
tor for RCA Victor recording
department, music arranger and
top orchestra leader paid a brief
visit to College Misericordia to visit
his old friend Sister Mary Bertrand,
RSM, head of the College Music
Department.
Married - Joy Lou Steele to A2C
Duane Wickhard; Marian Parsons
to William Eckert Jr.; Christine
Crispell to Robert C. Lewis.
Anniversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Lewis Ide, 25 years.
You could get - Picnic hams 33c
Ib.; chicken breasts 63c 1b.; stand-
ing rib roast 59c lb.; seedless rais-
ins 2-15 oz. pkg. 35c; grapefruit 4-
25¢; chestnuts 2 1b. 35c; dates 29¢
Ib.; brussel sprouts 25¢ basket.
20 YEARS AGO - NOV. 12, 1964
Firemen from the Dr. Henry M.
Laing Company, Dallas extin-
guished a persistent fire in the roof
of Orchard Farm Restaurant. It
was believed that gradual burning
had been going on for some time as
among the charred roof beams one
was burned almost halfway
through.
Dallas contractor Raymond
Hedden was low bidder on th new
Dallas Post Office.
Married - Patricia McCue to
Conrad Hislop.
Annjversaries - Mr. and Mrs.
Oscar Dymond, Shavertown, 45
years.
Deaths - Arthur J. Webb, Orange;
Horton Shultz, Muhlenburg.
You could get - Canadian bacon
89c 1b.; boneless round roast 79c Ib. ;
Polish sausage 59c 1b.; grapefruit 6-
49c; carrots 3-1 1b. bags 29c; raisin
bread 29c loaf; giant bottle Downey
33c; Thrill giant bottle 53c.
10 YEARS AGO - NOV. 14, 1974
Kingston Township Ambulance
Association donated its old ambul-
ance to the Kunkle Fire Company.
Ben Orfaly, Andrea Fulton and
Joseph Ruotolo were appointed to
the Harveys Lake Zoning Board.
Cynthia B. Smith, Dallas, was
elected to serve on the student
senate at Juniata College.
Engaged - Michele
Masoner to Mark P. Steele.
* Deaths - Philip E. Rineman, Shav-
ertown.
You could get - Ground beef 88c
Ib.; franks 89c Ib.; shrimp $1.69 1b.;
Parkay margarine lb. bowl 69c;
grapefruit 3-39c; turkey breast 55¢
Ys 1b.; 22 oz. Lux 56¢; tomato sauce
7-8 0z. cans $1; food wrap 69c.
Louise
DEAR EDITOR:
Eye specialists are warning us
more and more about glaucoma.
Why? Because it is a leading cause
of blindness. Glaucoma, the ‘sneak
thief of sight’ often has not noticea-
ble symptoms and often steals sight
so gradually that the victim is
unaware of its loss.
Glaucoma is the presence of
increased pressure within the eye,
resulting from an excessive accu-
mulation of the fluid that circulates
in the eye to provide nourishment to
the tissues. This pressure restricts
the flow of blood to the optic nerve,
damaging its ability to function
properly.
Because glaucoma sometimes
lacks symptoms, the Pennsylvania
Association for the Blind is urging
Pennsylvanians to have their eyes
p
examined regularly. The early signs
of trouble can be easily detected
through a routine professional eye
examination.
In cooperation with the Pennsyl-
vania Association for the Blind’s
efforts to inform Pennsylvanians
about glaucoma, Governor Thorn-
burgh has set aside Thanksgiving
week as THANKS FOR SIGHT
WEEK in Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Association for
the Blind emphasizes that the ear-
lier glaucoma is detected and medi-
cal treatment received, the better
are the chances for stopping the
‘‘sneak thief of sight.”
RICHARD M. EDWARDS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
WILKES-BARRE BRANCH
PA. ASSOC. FOR THE BLIND
DEAR EDITOR:
I would like to express my sincere
gratitude for everyone whose cards,
letters and prayers help speed my
recovery following my recent ill-
ness.
I am especially grateful to mem-
bers of the Lehman Volunteer
Ambulance Crew and the Lehman
community. I would also like to
thank the doctors and nurses at
Mercy Hospital, Scranton, for the
wonderful care they showed me.
FLORENCE CAMPBELL
LEHMAN
DEAR EDITOR:
My wife, Dawn, and I find it hard
to express gratitude for The Dallas
Post, its staff, and Mrs. Charlot
Denmon for the excellent article
written about our family and our
restaurant.
It has helped greatly by letting
the public know about our improve-
ments and the fact that we are now
involved with food family dining.
Can’t thank you enough.
DAVID W. SIMON AND FAMILY
COUNTRYSIDE INN
DALLAS
Couple thanks
DEAR EDITOR:
Thank you (Joan Kingsbury) for
writing a lovely, positive article
about ‘living in step.”
Both Bill and I were very pleased.
Hopefully, through the articles,
Post for story
others in a similar situation will
seek help or reaffirmation.
Thanks again.
MARSHA HOWES
BILL HAKKARINEN
By NANCY KOZEMCHAK
Staff Correspondent
I would like to personally say
thank you to some terrific commu-
nity minded individuals. Namely,
the people who have allowed the
library to borrow parts of their
collections or hobbies for our dis-
play case in the library.
This case is approximately 15”
high, 19%” wide and 50’ long with a
wooden base that attaches to the top
to keep it permanently in tact and
covered at the same time. The case
sits on a large table in the front
section of the main library for the
public to enjoy.
I am always looking for different
types of collections to display. At
the present time, we have a collec-
tion of salts, having just enjoyed
music boxes. Through the years, we
have had collections of beer cans,
seashells, fancy tin boxes, auction
antique items, camels, letter open-
ers, salt and pepper shakers, dolls,
bells, and Christmas items, just to
mention a few. These make a very
Here is a summary of important
events that occurred on Capitol Hill
last week from Rep. Frank Coslett,
120th Legislative District.
HOUSE TRANSPORTATION
Committee members met in Harris-
burg to investigate allegations that
state aircraft were misued by the
Transportation Department. The
limited investigation was initiated
by a four-year-old incomplete report
released by the auditor general’s
office. The report alleged that
Transportation Secretary Thomas
Larson, allowed his wife to travel on
state-owned aircraft without a legal
basis. Larson responded that Trans-
portation Department legal experts
found no rules forbidding such pro-
cedures. The Democratic represent-
ative who chaired the meeting said
it was “unfair to submit an investi-
gative report that was incomplete.”
10-
TAXPAYER DOLLARS will no
longer be used to purchase foreign
steel for use in public projects, Rep.
Elinor Z. Taylor (R-Chester) said
this week. Taylor, a co-sponsor of
Pennsylvania’s new ‘Steel Products
Procurement Act’, noted that the
new statute will protect domestic
steel producers and save the jobs of
steelworkers across the Common-
wealth and the country. Under the
act, all state and public agencies
must require that all contractors
certify steel products used in public
works projects were manufactured
in the United States. The new stat-
ute also establishes penalties for
contractors who intentionally vio-
late the law. ‘““The time has come
for Pennsylvania and all of America
to start looking for and protecting
our own interests,” Taylor said.
MOST REPRESENTATIVES
were in their home districts for the
last-minute campaignin before
Tuesday’s General Election. Up for
grabs are all 203 seats in the state
House. Late in the week it was
reported that a record number of
Pennsylvanians are registered to
vote. Unofficial figures released by
the state Bureau of Elections indi-
cated that Republicans had
increased their registration rolls by
251,000 and Democrats by 198,000
since April. In Pennsylvania there
are 3.3 million registered Demo-
crats and 2.4 million Republicans,
according to the Election Bureau.
The Valley Automobile Club,
AAA, recently reminded drivers
preparing their cars for winter
weather that mounting of studded
tires can now be done. According to
the Vehicle Code, mounting of stud-
ded tires was delayed until Novem-
ber 1.
Pat Higgins, Safety Director, The
drivers using studded tires can now
mount thern and must remove them
before April 15, 1985, to comply with
the law.
Higgins also noted that drivers
using studs should exercise extra
caution because the studs increase
stopping distance under most Penn-
sylvania winter driving conditions.
Higgins said that tests show stop-
ping distance on wet concrete
increases 27 percent with studded
tires compared with conventional
snow tires.
“Drivers using studs must brake
earlier to assure safe stops during
all their winter driving,” Higgins
said, ‘“‘not just on snow or ice.”
eye catching display and our
patrons seem to enjoy studying
them.
If you have a collection or a
hobby that you would like to share
with us and our patrons, just call
the library and ask for Nancy and I
will be happy to set up a time for
your display.
The Back Mountain Memorial
Library Book Club will be meeting
in November on Monday, the 12th in
the new library building on Hunts-
ville Road on the second floor. The
hospitality committee consists of
Grace Martin and Frances Linskill.
An interesting program has been
planned and members and guests
are invited to attend.
The Collectors Group will meet at
7:30 on Wednesday, Nov. 14 in the
Dallas Borough Building on Main
Street. June McCloskey will direct
the activities.
Dossier’’ by Pierre Salinger and
Leonard Gross is the story of an
American newsman in Europe who
is onto a story that will change - and
may cause him to lose - his life.
Tracking down the story of a life-
time, he is catapulted away from
the sidelines into the fray. The
dossier he is looking for is in
Moscow burried deep i nthe vaults
of the KGB. A professional adven-
ture set with entertaining realism.
“First Among Equals” by Jeffrey
Archer is a novel of titanic rivalry.
It is an explosive mixture of passion
and politics. It is also a story so
intensive, so compelling, that it is
ultimately unlike any other.
We need
your help!
M.K. Gilbert, Jr., of Louisvillg,
Kentucky, is seeking a copy of &
Dallas Post in 1911.
Bécause The Dallas Post has
records dating back to the early
1920’s, we are unable to help this
person. Therefore, we are making
an appeal to any member of the
Back Mountain community who
may have issues of The Dallas Post
prior to 1920 who may be able to
locate the information this person
requests.
M.K. Gilbert is seeking a copy of
an obituary of Stephen Allen
Edwards who died August 20, 1911,
at Pikes Creek. Anyone who may
have any information concerning
this material is asked to contact
Dotty Martin, editor, at The Dallas
Post, at 675-5211.
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